6 Month Hair Growth Update!

Its been 6 months since I last had a trim. For those of you who follow me on Youtube, you probably already know that I was becoming frustrated with my hair being the same length for a whole year!! My hair was growing, but it wasn't retaining length because every time I would get a relaxer, my stylist would chop off my growth! Argh!! I never realized it until my November 2010 relaxer results, when I compared photos from all the times I relaxed that year. My hair was the same exact length all year round! I spent a lot of money from buying hair products, paying my stylist $70-$80 every 3-4 months to relax my hair, getting an expensive $150 sew-in (I'm a college student)....and for what? My hair remained the same length despite all the money I spent last year. So I decided to put my foot down and put a stop to this...madness! I got my last trim in November, and from then on I made the decision to not trim again until May 2011...6 months later. Here is a slide show video about me being the same length for 1 year...click here. I made a pact with my stylist to not trim my hair for 6 months, and she agreed...especially after viewing my video. She realized in fact she was trimming too much.

After November, I mainly wore my hair in cornrows and wore my wig over it as a protective style. I relaxed again 2 months later in January 2011. As promised, I did not get a trim in January and continued taking care of my hair as always. In March, I got a weave installed to give my hair a break. I took out the weave in May, and the following week I relaxed. I lost a lot of hair due to my new growth tangling up with my relaxed hair. I even had to cut a few of the knots out! I almost cried, but it wasn't that bad...just a small piece. My stylist relaxed my 4 month post relaxer hair and trimmed off only about 1/2 an inch to almost an inch of hair. Here is my 6 month "No Trim" progress video! I started out at #5 on my measurement shirt, and reached #8 in May! That's 3 inches! But now I'm between #7 and #8 because I got 1/2 an inch trimmed off.

Progress pic...
November 2010 relaxer (#5 on shirt)-May 2011 relaxer (between #7, #8 on shirt)

2010 Hair Goals.

For 2010, I want to continue on the path that I'm already on with my hair, and continue to love it, nurture it, and willing to do more research on new techniques to try with it. I want to boost up my diet and drink more water, eat more foods that contain protein, and take my vitamins faithfully. I also want to try new products with out breaking the bank. Here's the regimen that's been doing wonders for my hair in 2009. I will continue to use this regimen until i get to my ultimate goal which is MBL [Midback length]

I'm a very simple person with a very simple regimen:

1. Pre-poo with Lekair Cholesterol mixed with Coconut oil
2. Shampoo with Neutrogena Triple Moisture Cream lather shampoo.
3. Deep condition for 1 hr under heating cap with Silk Elements Moisturizing Treatment
4. Rinse condition out
5. Spray Infusium 23 leave-in and follow up with Herbal Essences LTR leave in
6. Apply S-curl moisturizer to hair
7. Air dry
8. Once my hair 100% dry, section hair off and moisturize and seal each section with S-curl and Jamaican black castor oil.
9. Oil my scalp with my Jamaican Black Castor oil and MN mixture (6 weeks post and up)
10. Bun my hair for the week until wash day comes again
11. Once i reach 7 weeks post, after my hair air dries, I will braid my hair into cornrows, and put my half wig over it until I relax at 12 weeks post. I will wear the wig for 4-5 weeks.

**I relax every 12 weeks**

Here is what I am starting out with for 2010:

Dry Relaxed Hair [11.27.09] 0 weeks post.
By the end of 2010, I am hoping to reach BSL which would be the middle black zipper part of my dress. I do not have a set date to reach it, but i just want it to be in 2010!


Wet Relaxed hair [1.5.09] 5 weeks post.
I started using growth aids the day AFTER this pic was taken.


2010 Relaxer Schedule:
February 19, 2010 [12 weeks post]
May 14, 2010 [12 weeks post]
August 6, 2010 [12 weeks post]
October 29, 2010 [12 weeks post]